Best binding machines according to redditors
We found 17 Reddit comments discussing the best binding machines. We ranked the 12 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 17 Reddit comments discussing the best binding machines. We ranked the 12 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Do after like an extreme positive response i am Going to Tell you How i did This (i have not any kind of etsy shop or something, this is pure Hobby dedication):
Thank you all for the support, i loved making This as much as i hated it. But it turned out Well and now I'm so Going to enjoy it with My friends in the best way possible, hopefully a long time.
A comb binder for less than $50 CAD. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B01L6EEB5I?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image
I've keep books forever, and between 20+ year old piano music books for me and my husband's D+D books, it's actually repaired a number of books. Last time I took a book in to be bound it was $15-20. I've also been able bind up some individual sheet music to keep pages in order - so much cheaper and more convenient than taking stuff to kinkos.
Supply and demand. There is a lot of demand for cars. There is not a lot of demand for a machine that inserts coils into books that have already been punched. The parts needed for cars are made in the bajillions. The parts needed for this are made in the thousands (at most) or machined individually, even.
You might be surprised at what some of the machines in your print center cost. I remember looking up some when I first started working for the company.
I think I got everything but the copiers/printers, but let me know if I missed anything.
I still can't believe the price of that comb spreader. How is it worth almost $1000?? And I have a hard time believing the stamp machine is only $1000.
It looks like a plastic comb binding machine
Like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Tamerica-Electric-Plastic-Binding-Machine/dp/B001V2HHPM
I did this s while ago.
http://imgur.com/gallery/j5Qpnng
I found it literally cheaper to buy & do everything yourself then go through a copy shop. It will likely cost 40-60+ per packet. Useful for other games & what nots as well.
$20 Laminator:
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-PL9-US-Thermal-Laminator/dp/B00BUI5QWS
$150 Spiral Punch:
https://www.amazon.com/TruBind-Coil-Binding-Machine-Professionally-Hole-Punching/dp/B00LNFOHNW
Wire binders are fairly simple machines - the only real question is how many pages you'd like to be able to bind.
Standard wire binds up to 120 pages are done with a 3:1 loop pitch (three holes per inch). These are the most common binders sold for home use.
Binds from 121 to 280 pages are done with a 2:1 loop pitch, so you can't just add more pages and shove a new bind onto your pages.
Home machines are designed for use with precut lengths (3:1 are 34-loop and 2:1 are 23-loop) that you should be able to source from any office stationer.
You can buy home-use machines that will do both 3:1 wire and 21-hole plastic spiral binds in one. The most common machine for precut binds are manual, meaning you can have to operate it by tugging a handle to do the punching and the clamping - there are more expensive electric machines that will do the punching at the press of a button.
Probably the best idea is to find a machine with adjustable pins. These will let you pop out various dies so you can punch custom sized paper without leaving half-holes at the ends. Most of the cheaper machines don't do this and you'll run into problems if you want to offer custom sizes.
I also make books by hand!
I found this by searching for "thermal book binding machine"
Get this machine to score your pages. It will be worth the investment - https://www.amazon.com/VEVOR-Creaser-Creasing-Machine-Magnetic/dp/B01KHI6YAE/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=creasing+machine&qid=1570299182&sr=8-5
or laminate them and bound them like little books made by childrenin the....90s..maybe 80s
https://www.staples.com/sbd/content/copyandprint/booklets.html
Booklet Printing | Custom Booklets | Staples®
https://www.officedepot.com/a/browse/presentation-printing/N=5+1212322/
Time-Saving Presentation Printing - Office Depot & OfficeMax
https://www.amazon.com/YaeKoo-21-Hole-Binding-Machine-Scrapbook/dp/B01L6EEB5I
YaeKoo 21-Hole 450 Sheets Paper Comb Punch Binder Binding
I'm looking bind some journals similar to the moleskine softcover journal (ok tbh they're a copycat except I want to use goatskin leather and add have more pages) and would like to invest in a corner rounder so I have nice clean corners. These are what i'm currently looking at:
and
but wanted to see if anyone has experience with either of these or better suggestions as to if these would accomplish what i'm hoping to do.
Thanks in advance for the help!
One option is you can get a hole puncher/ wire binder and put a spiral or o-wire onto the paper. This way it doesn't cost you too much in the long run.
https://www.amazon.com/YaeKoo-21-Hole-Binding-Machine-Scrapbook/dp/B01L6EEB5I/
https://www.amazon.com/Topeakmart-Binding-Machine-operation-Non-slip/dp/B01GWGFXT8/
https://www.amazon.com/Goplus-21-Hole-Binding-Machine-Scrapbook/dp/B00OYBMDN8/
I've only seen that machine on Alibaba, so it'll probably be at least 2000 including shipping to the US, probably more.
Maybe something like this would be worthwhile.
I don't have a book on deck but for my experiment, but I was thinking of trying a sub-$250 refurbished enterprise printer like this or this and try my hand at perfect binding. I think you can get pretty impressive results with careful folds and a glue gun, but you have to factor in the time it takes to make the books and the inevitable printing/ binding errors.
I do think you can save money, but it depends on how valuable your time is and how lucky you get during printing.
These would be super easy to make especially if you have the right machine - https://www.amazon.com/Binding-Machine-Manual-Operation-BUYOR/dp/B07GDXK1HB/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1541711463&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=binding+machine&psc=1 (Push down to create the hole punch and push back to open up the binding and slide on the paper.)
Based on your dimensions it looks like the previous person may have just been printing out 2 per page then cutting them in half. (8.5/11 page). Hole punching then sliding them on the binders.
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Now for the covers, they just look like clear binding covers: https://www.amazon.com/Fellowes-Binding-Presentation-Covers-52089/dp/B0015ZVXIW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1541711751&sr=8-3&keywords=clear+binding+cover
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And then if you want to be exact I recommend a steady hand or just a standard paper cutter. https://www.amazon.com/Firbon-Scrapbooking-Automatic-Safeguard-Cardstock/dp/B075NYWF5P/ref=sr_1_5?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1541711789&sr=1-5&keywords=paper+cutter
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You may have to recreate the file itself, but overall easy to do!
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Hopefully that helps!
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Edit: And binding combs, which could also just be cut in half with scissors
2nd Edit: The paper, I would personally use a cardstock for the covers, but that would generally be personal preference. The inside you could just use regular paper
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